Mindat
Mindat.org is the world’s largest open database of minerals, rocks, meteorites and the localities they come from. Mindat.org is a non-commercial online database, claiming to be the largest mineral database and mineralogical reference website on the Internet. It is used by professional mineralogists, geologists, and amateur mineral collectors alike.
The mindat.org database is a key resource for education about rocks and minerals and their importance to society.
Their powerful search tools allow both beginners and experts to find answers, consult experts, and delve deeper into a growing archive of educational articles, downloadable books and magazines, a comprehensive mineral and mining glossary – all being updated every day.
Mindat.org provides a platform to promote awareness about geology, mineralogy, and mining and those sciences and industries that are intrinsically linked to them.